Jim Peters [#67] at 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about James L Peters, who is a contestant in Division 1 at the 2005 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held August 20th – 24th in Reno, NV. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight PDT. Peters currently has a record of 11.5-16.5, -339, and is ranked #75 in Division 1.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information
	Given name(s): James L Surname(s): Peters Home: Brandon, FL, United States Awards: None Major, few small tourney wins and some 3-3 Basket ball toruney trophies, some bowling trophies long time ago. Hobbies: Basketball, chess, softball Occupation: Real estate investor and Mortgage loan originator

Career History

6-year record against other players at this event	61-81 (0.430)
Past 1-12 months	13-13 (0.500)	L W LL WWWW LLLLLLL WWWW L W L WWW L
Past 13-24 months	12-25 (0.324)	LLL W LL W LLL W L WW LLLL WW LLL W LLL W L W LLL W LL W
Past 25-36 months	9-17 (0.346)	LLLLLL W L WW LL WW LL W L W LLL W LL W
Past 37-48 months	14-13 (0.519)	WWW L W L W LL WW L W L WW LLLLLL WWW L W
Past 49-60 months	12-12 (0.500)	W L WWW LLLL W L WW LL WW LL W LL WW
Past 61-72 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 482 Average for: 380 Average against: 392
Round 1		Peters played #89 Trey Wright (Van Nuys, CA) and lost 351 to 441 (a spread of -90) . The last time these two played was 2004-02 at: TAMPA BAY, FL Peters’s record vs. Wright in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: WL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 0-1, -90.
Round 2		Peters played #82 Geoff Thevenot (Austin, TX) and lost 342 to 382 (a spread of -40) . The last time these two played was 2004-08 at: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Peters’s record vs. Thevenot in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: W. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 0-2, -130.
Round 3		Peters played #79 Keith Smith (Austin, TX) and won 482 to 315 (a spread of 167) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Peters’s record vs. Smith in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 1-2, +37.
Round 4		Peters played #16 Lynn Cushman (New York, NY) and lost 344 to 476 (a spread of -132) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Peters’s record vs. Cushman in the 6 years leading up to this event: 3-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: WW. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #64. Current record: 1-3, -95.
Round 5		Peters played #90 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 370 to 288 (a spread of 82) . Before this event, Peters had not played Zxqkj in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #52. Current record: 2-3, -13.
Round 6		Peters played #87 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and lost 367 to 402 (a spread of -35) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Peters’s record vs. Withers in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 2-4, -48.
Round 7		Peters played #22 Kevin Fraley (Madera, CA) and won 441 to 353 (a spread of 88) . Before this event, Peters had not played Fraley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #49. Current record: 3-4, +40.
Round 8		Peters played #64 Trip Payne (Boca Raton, FL) and tied at 383 . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: TAMPA BAY, FL Peters’s record vs. Payne in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 3.5-4.5, +40.
Round 9		Peters played #20 Joe Edley (Coram, NY) and lost 365 to 398 (a spread of -33) . Before this event, Peters had not played Edley in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #62. Current record: 3.5-5.5, +7.
Round 10		Peters played #84 Joel Wapnick (Montréal QC) and lost 331 to 526 (a spread of -195) . The last time these two played was 2001-08 at: MASTER'S CHAMPIONSHIP Peters’s record vs. Wapnick in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #69. Current record: 3.5-6.5, -188.
Round 11		Peters played #4 Peter Armstrong (Baltimore, MD) and lost 318 to 466 (a spread of -148) . Before this event, Peters had not played Armstrong in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 3.5-7.5, -336.
Round 12		Peters played #28 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and won 400 to 354 (a spread of 46) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Peters’s record vs. Greenspan in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 4.5-7.5, -290.
Round 13		Peters played #38 Jason Katz-Brown (Cambridge, MA) and lost 295 to 388 (a spread of -93) . Before this event, Peters had not played Katz-Brown in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #77. Current record: 4.5-8.5, -383.
Round 14		Peters played #78 Tom Singleton (Laguna Hills, CA) and won 423 to 248 (a spread of 175) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Peters’s record vs. Singleton in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 5.5-8.5, -208.
Round 15		Peters played #64 Trip Payne (Boca Raton, FL) and won 472 to 371 (a spread of 101) . The last time these two played was 2004-05 at: TAMPA BAY, FL Peters’s record vs. Payne in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: LL. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 6.5-8.5, -107.
Round 16		Peters played #25 Jim Geary (Phoenix, AZ) and won 341 to 324 (a spread of 17) . Before this event, Peters had not played Geary in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #55. Current record: 7.5-8.5, -90.
Round 17		Peters played #2 Steven Alexander (Portland, OR) and lost 309 to 393 (a spread of -84) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Peters’s record vs. Alexander in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #60. Current record: 7.5-9.5, -174.
Round 18		Peters played #70 David Poder (Huntington Beach, CA) and lost 405 to 414 (a spread of -9) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Peters’s record vs. Poder in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: WW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 7.5-10.5, -183.
Round 19		Peters played #28 Randy Greenspan (Buffalo, NY) and won 391 to 375 (a spread of 16) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Peters’s record vs. Greenspan in the 6 years leading up to this event: 0-2 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 8.5-10.5, -167.
Round 20		Peters played #8 Jason Bednarz (Ann Arbor, MI) and lost 417 to 419 (a spread of -2) . The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PORT RICHEY, FL Peters’s record vs. Bednarz in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-2 (0.333). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: LW. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 8.5-11.5, -169.
Round 21		Peters played #71 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and lost 348 to 426 (a spread of -78) . The last time these two played was 2005-02 at: PORT RICHEY, FL Peters’s record vs. Polatnick in the 6 years leading up to this event: 7-10 (0.412). Past 1-12 months: WL. Past 13-24 months: LLLWL. Past 25-36 months: LLWLLLW. Past 37-48 months: WW. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #74. Current record: 8.5-12.5, -247.
Round 22		Peters played #78 Tom Singleton (Laguna Hills, CA) and lost 341 to 463 (a spread of -122) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Peters’s record vs. Singleton in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-0 (1.000). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 8.5-13.5, -369.
Round 23		Peters played #47 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and won 466 to 340 (a spread of 126) . The last time these two played was 2003-04 at: MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP Peters’s record vs. Linn in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-2 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: L. Past 37-48 months: W. Past 49-60 months: WL. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 9.5-13.5, -243.
Round 24		Peters played #33 Ron Hoekstra (Grand Rapids, MI) and won 391 to 352 (a spread of 39) . Before this event, Peters had not played Hoekstra in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #67. Current record: 10.5-13.5, -204.
Round 25		Peters played #87 Ben Withers (Houston, TX) and lost 359 to 448 (a spread of -89) . The last time these two played was 2002-08 at: NATIONAL SCRABBLE CHAMPIONSHIP Peters’s record vs. Withers in the 6 years leading up to this event: 1-1 (0.500). Past 1-12 months: no games. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: L. Past 49-60 months: W. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #71. Current record: 10.5-14.5, -293.
Round 26		Peters played #33 Ron Hoekstra (Grand Rapids, MI) and lost 420 to 429 (a spread of -9) . Before this event, Peters had not played Hoekstra in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #76. Current record: 10.5-15.5, -302.
Round 27		Peters played #61 Steve Oliger (Holtwood, PA) and won 424 to 400 (a spread of 24) . The last time these two played was 2005-04 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Peters’s record vs. Oliger in the 6 years leading up to this event: 2-1 (0.667). Past 1-12 months: W. Past 13-24 months: L. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Current ranking: #73. Current record: 11.5-15.5, -278.
Round 28		Peters played #34 Ronald Howard (Irvine, CA) and lost 344 to 405 (a spread of -61) . Before this event, Peters had not played Howard in at least 6 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 11.5-16.5, -339.

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